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Liu Zhishan refilled the two empty cups with tea, "By the way, how are you and Sister An Jin?" The tone of gossip seemed to be chatting with an old friend.

Xiao Yijie just raised the teacup, secretly thanking himself that he hadn't drunk it, otherwise the tea must have been sprayed.

"We're fine."

Liu Zhishan suddenly said: "Aren't you two getting married?"

"..."

Xiao Yijie suddenly felt that the Liuyan Gate must be full of all kinds of information...and gossip.

"By the way, I heard that there is now a 'Shadow Gate' under your Tianyi Sect?"

Have you ever seen a spies look into other people's affairs like this, and then come to the person concerned to ask for evidence?

Suddenly there is a sense of familiarity, yes, this rascal looks like his own third child.

"Sect Master, is it really appropriate for you to ask me this way?"

Xiao Yijie and Feng Si started preparations for Shadow Gate three years ago. They screened the outer disciples they had recruited over the years, and selected 130 people to practice inner martial arts, among them there are many talented, hard-working and outstanding ones.Shadow Gate is divided into thirteen groups, named after Qian, Kun, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Li, Gen, Dui, Yin, Yang, Chi, Li, and He in the Five Elements and Eight Diagrams. As the film leader, responsible for scheduling other members.

Liu Zhishan nodded in agreement, and said: "That's right, but your 'Shadow Gate' had better not be an intelligence organization, even if it is, don't do business like the Liushen Gate, use it as a secret guard, work carefully, Eyeliner or something, it’s better than us having multiple business grabbers."

……

Isn't that what they planned.

Xiao Yijie felt that it was necessary for him to get to know Liao Zhishan again.

She leaned forward suddenly, so frightened that Liu Zhishan shrank back instinctively.

Even if you have handsome eyebrows and fine eyes, even if you are more handsome than Pan An, you will be frightened if you suddenly zoom in and get close to them, okay? Liu Zhishan only felt her heart beating faster, and she was quite frightened.

"Speaking of business," Liu Zhishan straightened her face, "Last time I found out what that group of people were doing in Kunshan for you, and the few spies we sent after that didn't hear anything from them."

After thinking for a long time, Xiao Yijie pondered and said: "This matter is too deeply involved, it's better not to get involved in Liuyanmen, I think we should investigate it ourselves."

"You mean this business is over?"

Xiao Yijie nodded, "If we continue to investigate, I'm afraid Liu Bimen will be implicated. I think our cooperation should come to an end here."

Liu Zhishan is a businessman, businessmen value profits, and no employer has ever considered them. Anyway, the fees of Liu Gumen are not low, and the money and goods are always voluntary. This is the first time that such a situation has been encountered, and she is not sure. Said: "We will not refund the deposit."

"It's natural, and I don't want to get it back. It's just that this matter involves the court. For safety reasons, you should not investigate it, so as not to cause unreasonable disasters."

Liu Zhishan is a businessman, but she is also a member of the world, Xiao Yijie's loyalty suddenly moved her a little.If the previous Xiao Yijie made her look high, then the current Xiao Yijie made her want to get married.

Liu Zhishan opened her lips with a smile, and said slowly: "I see." She took out a half-moon-shaped jade pendant from her bosom and handed it to Xiao Yijie, "If you want to find me in the future, you can just take this to go Show the bustards there the largest brothels in each state capital, and I will send someone to contact you."

Xiao Yijie took the jade pendant and observed it carefully. The body of the jade was translucent and pure like creamy fat. It was the top-grade suet jade among Hetian jades. The jade pendant was engraved with coral patterns, and the lines were carved finely.

"I didn't expect the token of Liu Shimen to be so precious." This unintentional emotion actually made Liu Zhishan's face red, but luckily he couldn't see it clearly at night.

"I'm going back first if you don't want to kiss each other." Liu Zhishan hurriedly stood up and said goodbye, "You should also rest early."

Worrying about what he might find out, she walked out the door quickly, swearing in her heart: she would never let him know that it was her belonging.

Looking at the background where she almost ran away in a hurry, Xiao Yijie had only one thought in his mind: how could he avoid being so strange to walk out of a "man"'s room openly and aboveboard in the middle of the night.

On the third day of the team's journey, Liu Zhishan said goodbye to Xiao Yijie, and the group headed to Changzhou in the other direction. Xiao Yijie and his party walked for another two days before reaching the boundary of Jiangzhou.

Cheng Yuyang, the prefect of Jiangzhou, was upright and upright. She didn't even need to show the imperial decree, he opened a warehouse to distribute food. Ten thousand shi of food could be used for first aid, but it also increased the baggage for the team to travel. By the time the team arrived in Tongzhou, it was already three days later.

The land in the outskirts is cracked, the houses in the small town are vacant, the streets are almost abandoned, and there is a scene of decay along the road.Sure enough, as Liu Zhishan said, because Tongzhou was already poor, the food stockpiled after the severe drought would not even survive this summer.

Tongzhou has a small territory, with only three counties and seven counties. Wutong is the most prosperous place, and it is also the place where the prefect's office is located.

Walking on the streets of Wutong, Xiao Yijie couldn't help but sigh with emotion. Although Tongzhou is poor, there are still large and small brothels in Wutong, and there are even shops of the Lan family. It seems that although there are poor people here, they are also There is no shortage of rich and big households.

Ye Ping, the prefect of Tongzhou, was dressed in a vermilion official uniform, with satin boots on his face, and his official belly was straightened out, looking like he was too greasy.

"Lord Xiao, you are expected to come here, but you are one day late!" Shuo Qi instructed his subordinates to put the money into the treasury.

Thinking of him as a dignified third-rank official, if it wasn't because Xiao Yijie was an imperial envoy, how could he be kind to a fifth-rank official?

"Lord Ye has been waiting for a long time, and the body weight is too heavy, so it was delayed. This is General Liu." She introduced sideways.

Liu Yi has the same official rank as Ye Ping, seeing his sinister look, he didn't bother to talk to him, just nodded slightly.

He warmly invited: "The two adults are also invited to rest for a while, and I will ask someone to book a table for you to wash away the dust."

"Don't bother Mr. Ye," she raised her hand to stop, "for now, let's distribute the food we brought." The people were displaced and had no food and clothing, and as the prefect, he actually had to throw a big banquet, Xiao Yijie felt displeased Joy.

Ye Ping was startled, and said with a stiff smile, "No problem, no problem, I'll take a few subordinates and the two adults with me."

A few simple tables were set up in front of the government office, and a few soldiers went around to notify them. As soon as the news of the food delivery came out, the city immediately exploded, and everyone flocked in. If there were no soldiers present to maintain order, there would have been chaos up.

After receiving the food, many people did not forget to thank them a thousand times, and Xiao Yijie felt warm in his heart. What the people want is actually very simple, just eat enough and wear warm clothes.

The lunch invitation was rejected, Ye Ping only arranged a simple dinner in his mansion, and since Xiao Yijie didn't like extravagance, he only prepared simple meals.

"Lord Ye, the grain we brought is only [-] shi, which is not enough to last for a month. May I ask my lord, is there a rice merchant in the city, and how much is left in the grain depot?" After eating a few mouthfuls of food indiscriminately, he was busy talking about business.

"The surplus in the warehouse is used to store grain for winter, so you can't open a warehouse casually." His expression flickered a bit, and Xiao Yijie saw it.

"Lord Ye, the common people can't make it through autumn now, so what's the use of keeping food in winter?" She said harshly, and Ye Ping became angry. He was a dignified third-rank official, when was he ever scolded by a small official like this?

"Lord Xiao, according to the laws of Yunguo, a state's granary can only be used after paying [-]% of the new autumn harvest to the state treasury."

Liu Yi put down his chopsticks and said in a deep voice: "It is often said in the army that generals are away, and military orders are not accepted. Now that the situation is urgent, Mr. Ye should follow suit."

With the army in his hand, Ye Ping didn't dare to make trouble in front of him, so he compromised and said: "Without the emperor's will, this official cannot open a warehouse to release grain."